Our friends from O+ USA just sent us their new affordable Jelly Bean powered smartphone, the O+ 8.52. It’s a very good looking and sleek android phone with an average size to fit in to those who don’t jump into the ‘bigger is better’ hype. Do you want to know what’s inside the box? Check it out after the break.
The O+ 8.52 doesn’t have the same packaging as the O+ 8.12, instead it’s housed in a small box with a printed “O+” brand in front. The box still looks elegant despite its unusual design and I must say that it’s really cool. If you have been on an O Plus kiosk before, it’s actually the one beneath the phones on display.
UPDATE: Check out our full review of the O+ 8.52 HERE.
Opening it up reveals the O+ 8.52 on top. Digging down deeper, we’ll find the other accessories. First is the manuals and the Sandisk microSD card and the next set can be found on the lower level. Actually, the box contents is the typical O Plus goodies namely: the android phone, battery, FREE 4GB microSD card, microUSB cable, charger, earphones, manuals, and warranty cards. If you’ve noticed, O+ is generous enough to include a free microSD card in the package so in case you still don’t have funds to buy high capacity sd cards, you can still use it right away and enjoy it without needing anything else. Who doesn’t want to load their android phones with tons of games right after purchasing it?
First Impressions
The O Plus 8.52 is very snappy straight out of the box. It has the same internals like other cheap android phones in the Philippines but it’s surprisingly better. We immediately noticed it after fiddling with it for a while and I believe that we should give credit to Google’s Project Butter for this added smoothness. The 4-inch WVGA IPS display is also great as the colors are vibrant and pretty accurate. Sunlight legibility is okay and since it’s IPS, it’s significantly better than those with TFT screens.
The 1GHz dual-core processor, PowerVR SGX 531 GPU and 512MB RAM combo is getting old already but it’s still a fine duo. With the addition of Jelly Bean, it’s even faster and will bring you the goodness of the new Android version which ICS lacks. One thing that I like most about it so far is the ability to expand the notifications so you can easily see it without needing to go to a certain app. It’s a big time saver for someone like me because I will not be going through the app anymore if I immediately see that the notification is not that importan to look at.
I ran it through AnTuTu Benchmark test and I got a score of 7011. It’s great for its price and it just goes to show that it’s better than other devices which is on the similar price category.
Other features that are worth noting are the 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. It also has the capability of 720p HD video recording which is a major plus considering its fairly low price tag. I was actually surprised to see that option in the video recorder because I thought that it would pack a 480p quality at best. As far as first impressions go, I could say that this smartphone is a competitive entry to our local market especially because of the Android Jelly Bean OS on-board. The only problem I’m seeing is its mediocre 1450mAh battery but its already more than 24 hours since I opened it and it still has lots of juice left so I’m not gonna draw some conclusions yet until I fully test it on everyday usage.
We’ll be using it thoroughly in the coming weeks to give you a better perspective on how it performs so if you’re interested on this gadget, stay tuned to know our final verdict in our full review. The O+ 8.52 is now available at O Plus Kiosks nationwide and it can be bought for only Php5,999.
UPDATE: You can find our comprehensive review of the O Plus 8.52 HERE.
may gpu din po ba to?
PowerVR SGX531 GPU.
qwerty ba ang keypad n2,,may gsensors din po ba?
Yes, the default keyboard is QWERTY but you can download a replacement keyboard on Google Play.
thanks balak ko kasing bumili nyan eh,.,.d me sanay sa standard
almost all video formats from 3gp – mp4 – vlc
ilang 8.52 ang ginawa nyo??
kakabili ko lng ng 8.52. oknmn ang ferpormance. 7 out of 10 ang rate ko para dito. the only glitches i saw in this unit is the camera trigger. sana meron shang trigger sa gilid. meron pa plang isa., meron bang GPU ang 8.52? and lastly…. i try to search about video formats na compatible sa pone na to., can please someone do the honor about kung anu anu yung compatible video formats dito?
Yes, it has PowerVR SGX531 GPU. You can install MX Player to play almost all video formats.
d ba may air shuffle namn 2??
Yes, meron po. O+ 8.52 > CM Blaze po para sakin.
thanks kasi magkalapit nman yung presyu ng blaze ngaun eh..,.,maydagdag bayad ba yun kung gagawing jellybean?
Alin po? Yung Blaze? Wala po ata. Ang 8.52 po Jelly Bean na agad.
k thanks .,,.ngaun kami bibili eh,.,sana meron sa sm tarlac,..,.,.,kung wla blaze na lang hehe,..,
ano po mas better, 8.5 or 8.52? anu pu ba differnce and bkit mas mura to sa 8.5
Diffirence po nya ay ung OS 8.5 ay ICS: ung 8.52 naman JB po sya. sa processor naman the same speed but dual core ung 8.52, single core naman ung isa..
Hello? I bought the same unit, O+ 8.52. It was still on when we left the cellphone store, but when I got home, it turned itself off. I didn’t know what happened. When I turned it on, It started bouncy squares but with image like that of a pirated vcd and it just stopped there for 10 seconds. So I turned it off. I thought it needs to be charged right away. So I plugged the cellphone but nothing was seen that indicates it is charging as what the user manual says. 30 minutes had passed since I charged it, but still nothing happened.
Can you tell me what’s the problem of this unit?
Hi, I think your battery was drained. Try to leave it a few more minutes and try to boot it again. If that doesn’t fix it, return it to the store and have it replaced.
my 8.52 po me , pano b yng querty nito dun s messaging, di me sanay pwede b yng shupple pad gaya ng s iba pls reply to whom may it concern
You can download other keyboards at the Play Store.
san na po ung review nito? i’m planning to buy one.. and, compared to huawei y300.. which is better?
huawei y300 ata kc wlang gpu to ehh at ang huawei merong gpu at lamang ang huawei sa battery.. pero ang problem ko lng ehh ang o+ is u.s. tpos ang huawei is china kaya sigurado ka talga sa o+… kung sa performance mas maganda ata huawei pero di lng sigurado kc made in chine ehh !!! :))
It has the PowerVR SGX531 GPU.
ahahahah!!! tomo!
We’re still writing the review. It’ll be posted in the coming weeks.
can it screen capture? what are the pros and cons of this phone?